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Military moves to fix failures in addressing sexual assault

The U.S. Defense Department on Tuesday embraced a major reform aimed at stamping out sexual assault in the military. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement saying he supported removing commanders from having any voice on whether service personnel should be prosecuted if accused of sexual assault. Nick Schifrin has more.

Military moves to fix failures in addressing sexual assault

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